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“Mexico’s most important election is taking place on Nov. 5,” said Carlos A. Pérez Ricart, a professor at Mexican public research center CIDE, referring to the U.S. presidential election.

Professional gardeners and certified applicators who work in agriculture are at an advantage with chemicals, though, knowing which “cide” is the right one and when and where exactly to apply them.

The stable gained attention because its members would attend Funny Cide’s races by traveling in a school bus to the track where he was running.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Funny Cide, the “Gutsy Gelding” who became a fan favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, has died from complications of colic.

Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington farm where Funny Cide lived for his final 15 years, confirmed the thoroughbred died Sunday, as did Sackatoga Stable, the group of 10 friends from a small town in upstate New York who owned the gelding.